ProtonWhat is a digital footprint?
Your online activities create a trail, known as a #digital footprint, which can be used to track you.
Learn how to avoid leaving one and how to make it work for your benefit.
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Defining your digital footprint
A #digitalfootprint is created by online activity, leaving behind a visible mark of your presence. Browsing, logging in, and clicking links are all recorded in some way.
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Types of data collection
Active data is gathered when you sign up for something or make a purchase online.
Passive data is collected by trackers and could be linked to your personal identifier like email or IP address.
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How to protect your digital footprint
Use a virtual private network (#VPN) like Proton VPN to hide your IP address.
Use Proton Pass to hide your email address through hide-my-email aliases.
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Now you have everything you need to make your #digitalfootprint something you have control over, a digital identity you determine, rather than one that is dictated by marketers.
To read the whole blog, visit: https://proton.me/blog/what-is-digital-footprint
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